Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 13:20:37 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com (Dave Babler) Cc: netnology@psinet.net.au, FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shutdown command Message-ID: <199708251820.NAA19186@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970825104024.1538C-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com> from Dave Babler at "Aug 25, 97 10:42:07 am"
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In a previous message, Dave Babler said: > > > On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 netnology@psinet.net.au wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > I have a problem using freebsd 2.2.2 running on an AMD 586 133 chip. > > Everything works fine except for restarting the machine. The command > > "shutdown -r now" used to force a reboot, seems to be working, sync's the > > disks and then does nothing. I leave it for about 20-25 minutes and still > > it won't restart. The "shutdown now" command works fine, but now with the > > "-r" option. This used to work when using 2.0.5, but since the upgrade - > > nothing. > > > > Regards > > Craig Beasland > > I am having exactly the same problem here (and with reboot as well) > running 2.2-STABLE on an Intel 486DX2-66 box. It worries me because it > also means the system cannot reboot itself if it has to. > > -Dave I had problems like this in the past. I think I figured out that the apache server was hanging. I wrote a script to kill httpd first then do the shutdown. -- "History: Those who ignore it are condemned to repeat it... Math, too." - From the Comic Strip "Betty"
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